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20/7/2022

ARE YOU CREDIBLE AS A SPEAKER?

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Are you credible?

As a speaker or presenter, appearing credible to your audience is vital.  Without credibility, you really have nothing.

Here are a few handy hints to really build up your credibility and leave the audience in absolute no doubt you are THE expert in your field.
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Memorise Quotes.   
If you're using a famous or well know quote and your telling your audience that you live and die by this quote, it is your mantra then you better have it memorised.   If you have to read it from a piece of paper, well clearly, it's not really your mantra. There goes your credibility.

Use Statistics or Studies
Using statistics and studies to support your opinions add credibility as a speaker.

Quote the source of any statistics you use.
Statistics or a study are a great tool to emphasise or support a point, but add in the source of that information and there are plenty of bonus credibility points to be had!    Example.  "A recent study by The John Hopkins University in California indicated that 77% of the adult population have some level of fear and anxiety when it comes to speaking in public"

Don't Apologise

If you forget a point you wanted to make, Let it go and move on.  By you apologizing, all you are doing is highlighting your omission.  Here's the thing, the audience don't know what they don't know.  Every time you apologize you peel another layer from your credibility onion.

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Con 
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Richard I. Garber link
2/8/2022 12:38:42 pm

“A recent study by The John Hopkins University in California indicated that 77% of the adult population have some level of fear and anxiety when it comes to speaking in public” is not a credible quotation. Johns Hopkins University is in Baltimore, Maryland – not California. And the 77% statistic is discussed in my October 12, 2020 blog post at Joyful Public Speaking titled Do 77% of Americans fear public speaking? No! That percentage describes stage fright in Swedes who also had social anxiety disorder.

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Con Koutsikas
3/8/2022 08:37:21 am

Thank you for your comment Richard.
I wasn't actually using that as a quote for my article, but more as an example of using a source to support a point.
I should have made that clear. Next time I will ensure any quotes, even for demonstrative purposes are factually accurate.
I Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
have an awesome day
best wishes
Con

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    A lifetime journey of experiences in both his business and personal life, has led him to discover his true gift and passion; Speaking, Training and Entertaining.
     
    From the exuberant highs to the despairing lows, Con shares his experiences through stories with his unique and entertaining perspectives.
     
    Con is a Speaking and Communications expert, certified coach and mentor running corporate and public group workshops, one on one coaching and mentoring. He is passionate about helping both businesses and individuals. For the individual, overcoming their fear of speaking in public, becoming effective speakers, presenters and communicators and to give them the confidence and skills to “Stand Up and Speak Out” and for businesses to better train their teams with more effective communication and to better articulate the value proposition of their product and organisation to the market.
     
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